This aerial view shows a devastated town, with many roofs missing, in the Irrawaddy Delta region on May 5, 2008. Myanmar's pro-democracy opposition said on May 6 that it was "extremely unacceptable" for the ruling junta to go ahead with a constitutional referendum after a cyclone killed so many people in the country. State television announced late on May 6 that more than 22,000 people have been killed and 41,000 left missing after Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar on May 2-3.
This aerial view shows a devastated town, with many roofs missing, in the Irrawaddy Delta region on May 6, 2008. Save the Children organisation said on May 6 that it expected the death toll from Myanmar's devastating cyclone to reach as high as 50,000, after the government said more than 22,000 people were dead and 41,000 missing.
